(289) Nenetta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 March 1890 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Nenetta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nenetta is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number289
Provisional designationA890 EA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter37.6 km (#1,050 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.889
Rotation period6.90 hours
Spectral typeA
Absolute magnitude (H)9.71
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.203
Inclination6.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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